Yanko Rusev

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Nationality Bulgarian Known for Olympic weightlifting Role Olympic athlete		Occupation Weightlifter Name Yanko Rusev Height 1.64 m

Born December 1, 1958 (age 65) ( 1958-12-01 ) Ivanski, Shumen Province Olympic medals Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Lightweight 60-67.5 kg

Mincho Pashov v Yanko Rusev - 1982 WWC -75kg C&J Battle

Yanko Rusev (Bulgarian: Yanko Rusev, born December 1, 1958) was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.

In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.

Yanko rusev 202 5kg clean jerk

Early life

He was born on December 1, 1958, in Ivanski, Shumen. At 15, he attempted to enter the sport school "Olympian Hopes" (Bulgarian: Olimpiiski Hadezhdi) in Sofia, but was turned down on the grounds that he was a "hopeless" weightlifter.

Training

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Rusev first began training for soccer and wrestling. Afterwards, he took an interest in weightlifting. During his education at 19, Ivan Abadzhiev noticed him, and soon Rusev was wrestling in the world games at Stuttgart, and won a silver medal.

Weightlifting achievements

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Olympic champion (1980 - 67,5 kg);

Five-time senior world champion (1978, 79 and 80 - 67,5 kg, 81 and 1982 – 75 kg);

Twice silver medalist in Senior World Championships (1977 – 60 kg and 1983 - 67,5 kg);

Five-time senior European champion (1978, 79, 80 - 67,5 kg 81 and 1982 75 kg);

Twice silver medalist in Senior European Championships (1977 – 60 kg and 1983 - 67,5 kg);

Set 28 world records during his career.

World Records by Yanko Rusev

9/19/1977 Clean and Jerk 165 Featherweight Stuttgart

7/18/1978 Clean and Jerk 179 Lightweight Athens

10/5/1978 Clean and Jerk 180 Lightweight Gettysburg

5/22/1979 Snatch 145 Lightweight Varna

5/22/1979 Snatch 146 Lightweight Varna

5/22/1979 Clean and Jerk 181.5 Lightweight Varna

7/9/1979 Snatch 147 Lightweight Sofia

7/9/1979 Clean and Jerk 185.5 Lightweight Sofia

7/9/1979 Total (2) 325 Lightweight Sofia

11/6/1979 Clean and Jerk 187.5 Lightweight Saloniki

11/6/1979 Total (2) 332.5 Lightweight Saloniki

2/1/1980 Snatch 147.5 Lightweight Varna

2/1/1980 Clean and Jerk 188 Lightweight Varna

2/1/1980 Total (2) 335 Lightweight Varna

4/28/1980 Snatch 148 Lightweight Beograd

4/28/1980 Clean and Jerk 190 Lightweight Beograd

4/28/1980 Total (2) 337.5 Lightweight Beograd

7/23/1980 Clean and Jerk 195 Lightweight Moscow

7/23/1980 Total (2) 342.5 Lightweight Moscow

9/16/1981 Clean and Jerk 206 Middleweight Lille

4/8/1982 Clean and Jerk 206.5 Middleweight Varna

9/2/1982 Total (2) 365 Middleweight Ljubljana

9/22/1982 Clean and Jerk 208 Middleweight Ljubljana

9/22/1982 Clean and Jerk 209 Middleweight Ljubljana

9/22/1982 Total (2) 362.5 Middleweight Ljubljana

References

Yanko Rusev Wikipedia

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